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NZS 8135:2009

Non-therapeutic use of human tissue

Specifies the quality and safety requirements for the non-therapeutic use of human tissue, in support of the Human Tissue Act and should be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with donor/family/whanau rights and providers' obligations under the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (the Code) and the requirements under the Human Tissue Act (the Act). This Standard applies to human tissue collected from both living and deceased people before and after the enactment of the Human Tissue Act 2008.

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Standards NZ References:

• 2243.1:2005(AS/NZS)
• 2243.2:2006(AS/NZS)
• 2243.3:2002(AS/NZS)
• 4304:2002(NZS)
• 4360:2004(AS/NZS)
• 8134.3:2008(NZS)

NZ Act/Regulation References:

• CORONERS ACT 2006


• HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND NEW ORGANISMS ACT 1996


• HEALTH (RETENTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION) REGULATIONS 1996


• HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER (CODE OF HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES CONSUMERS' RIGHTS) REGULATIONS 1996


• HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994


• HEALTH AND SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT ACT 1992


• HEALTH INFORMATION PRIVACY CODE 1994


• HUMAN TISSUE ACT 1964


• PRIVACY ACT 1993

Other References:

• Ministry of Health, Guidelines for the use of human tissue for future unspecified research purposes 2007


• Ministry of Health, Guidelines for using cells from established human embryonic stem cell lines for research 2006


• Ministry of Health, Operational standard for ethics committees 2006